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111. UNIVERSAL JOBS GUARANTEE: 21st century full employment
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111. UNIVERSAL JOBS GUARANTEE: 21st century full employment

Lord Robert Skidelsky, Pavlina Tcherneva & Amika George

Reasons Revisited · Geoff Lloyd

November 4, 201953m 44s

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Show Notes

Hello! What if government promised a job to anyone who needed one at any time? That’s the principle behind an idea gaining traction in the US: the universal jobs guarantee. Economic historian Lord Robert Skidelsky explains how governments have approached full employment in the past and why a jobs guarantee is now the best way to achieve it. Then US expert Pavlina Tcherneva talks about how the policy could work in practice.


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We talk to period poverty activist Amika George. Amika tells us about setting up the Free Periods campaign, how they achieved a shift in government policy, and where it goes next.


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